Souvenir from Nepal

Puppet like this one above of Living Goddess ‘Kumari’ is loved widely by tourists as a souvenir items from Nepal. Such puppets do reflect Nepalese cultures, lifestyles and religion. Tourist can get wide varieties of Nepalese puppets representing different forms of God and Goddess found in Nepal. Especially string puppets of masked dancers are most popular.

These puppets are made of cotton, clay, and wood and decorated with metal jewelry, which are beautifully crafted and available in different sizes.

~ by Shutterbug on August 17, 2008.